Dirk Kittredge, DTM
 ContactsPhone (day): 303-210-0228 Phone (night): 303-450-6221 E-mail: Head Nerd Web Sites |
| BIO | Dirk joined Toastmasters in 1992 and has been a member of six clubs from California to Colorado. He has held many club officer positions including educational vice president, vice president of membership, and secretary. He founded the Five Star Club in Thornton, which is currently working towards charter strength, and he is the 2011-2012 president of the Front Range Club in Thornton. He earned his Masters degree in Marketing from San Diego State University and currently operates his own business selling electronic filing cabinets to a diversified clientele. Dirk has presented at the Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) and created a variety of presentations for outside organizations such as Microsoft and the Association of Purchasing Managers. He enjoys the great outdoors and takes pride in his daughters who excel in gymnastics and cheerleading. |
| Speech 1 |
Disaster Recovery: Are You Prepared? Discussion about how to prepare for a disaster and survive with business continuity. Handouts and professional PowerPoint presentation provided. Speech time: 55 minutes (can be adjusted) |
| Speech 2 |
Get Paperless: Surviving the Ocean of Paper How does a company deal with the ocean of paper? What is lost when documents are destroyed? How much time is being spent pushing the paper? This presentation helps you understand the virtues of going paperless and how it is done. Handouts, PowerPoint, and demonstrations included. Speech time: 55 minutes (can be adjusted) |
| Speech 3 |
Process vs. Content: Are Your Learning Skills Honed? To study content is, in many instances, the same as giving someone a fish. To study the process allows one to insert any content and therefore learn to fish. This is all about evaluating the problem and determining what to learn, the process or the content. Speech time: 45 minutes (can be adjusted) |
| Speech 4 |
Creative Thinking, the Workshop This workshop implements the use of Story Boards, Creative Thinking and Critical Thinking to solve problems. The idea is to think outside the box and come up with as many ideas as possible… then determine if the idea is actually feasible. A unique approach yielding substantial results. Speech time: 55 minutes (can be adjusted) |
| 5 | Additional Presentation Types: - topical speeches related to my specific subjects - keynote speaker - other Toastmasters clubs and Toastmasters events - open to other opportunities |
| Availability Based in Thornton, CO and available for speaking in 100-mile radius, possibly more depending on group. Prefer 2 weeks advance booking but potentially available for last-minute engagements. |
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